Tyler Johnson gave the Bolts a 1-0 lead at 5:21 of the first period from Ondrej Palat and Nikita Nesterov.
Carolina’s Jeff Skinner tied the game at one with just over a minute to play. But Ondrej Palat was the hero as he scored unassisted on a breakaway 1:38 into the overtime period.
The ‘Canes outshot the Bolts 28-17. The Lightning were 0-1 on the power play and Carolina was 1-6.
Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was strong, stopping 27 of 28 shots.
Tyler Johnson said Vasilevskiy was MVP of tonight’s victory. “He was outstanding.” #Bolts
— Bryan Burns (@BBurnsNHL) October 1, 2016
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Palat was the number one star as he tallied a goal and an assist, had three shots and was a +2 while on ice for 13:30.
ONDREJ!! He rips one on a breakaway and this thing is over!
2-1! #Bolts win!!! ⚡️#TBLvsCARpic.twitter.com/L04kk88OS2
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) October 1, 2016
Game Notes from beat writer Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: G Andrei Vasilevskiy made his exhibition debut Friday. G Ben Bishopplanned to play the full game tonight in Nashville. Both returned from the World Cup this week. DNikita Nesterov and LW Ondrej Palat also got in their first game. C Tyler Johnson and LWAlex Killorn played in their second. … Forty four players made the weekend trip.
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